Sanitary protector for trying on shoes



Dec. 2, 1941. U N I 2,265,089

SANITARY PROTECTOR FOR TRYING ON SHOES Filed Ma 17, 1940 Patented Dec.2, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY PROTECTOR FOR, TRYING ON 7SHOES Ben Turbin, Atlanta, Ga. Application May 17, 1940, Serial No.335,830

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a sanitary shoe protector for use when tryingon a shoe and discardable after being used. I

The invention aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, adiscardable sanitary shoe protector for the interior of a shoe eitherfor slipping into the shoe or onto the foot of a customer prior to thetrying on of a shoe.

The invention further aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, a sanitary shoe protector for the interior of a shoe either forslipping into the shoe or ontothe foot of a customer prior to the tryingon of a shoe to thereby prevent the spread of contagious diseases for ashoe not providing a satisfactory fitting and employed for subsequentfitting.

The invention aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, aprotector for the purpose referred to which is simple in itsconstruction and arrangement, compact, light in weight, thoroughlyefiicient in its use, expeditiously slipped into the shoe or onto thefoot, discardable after being used and inexpensive to manufacture.

Embodying the aims aforesaid and others which may hereinafter appear theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be more specifically described andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodimentof the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variationsand modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the protector showing the installationthereof within a shoe, the latter being indicated in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the blank from which the protector isformed,

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing, a shoe of the Oxford type is designated A andindicated in dotted lines.

The drawing illustrates the protector generally indicated at 4 arrangedrelative to the shoe A. The protector 4 is constructed from a thinfolded continuous web having parts thereof secured together and whichwill be hereinafter more specifically referred to.

The protector will include a continuous imperforate toe part 6 having afree rear end, an imperforate sole part I of materially greater lengththan the toe part 6, an imperforate heel part 8 and a bendable hingedimperforate counter part 9. The toe part will be connected to theforward end of the sole part and withthe forward portions of the sideedges of the sole part. The length of the toe part is such that its rearend, when the protector is formed will be arranged forwardly of theinstep of the user. That portion of the side edges of the sole part Irearwardly of the rear end of the toe part 6 are free and permanentlyexposed. The side edges of the heel part 8 are free. The rear end of theheel part 8 is hinged to an end of the bendable counter part 9. As thelatter is bendable it will permit of increasing the length of theprotector. I

The protector 4 is formed from an imperforate bendable blank I0consisting of a continuous web of any suitable thin inexpensivematerial, such by Way of example as Cellophane, glassine, medicatedsilk, gauze, rubber or sterilized paper. The bank I0 consists of aforward terminal portion II of flared or semi-ovoidal contour, a rearterminal portion I2 of polygonal contour and a central or intermediateportion I3 of greater length than theportion II or I2. The centralportion I3 constitutes a combined sole and heel part and at its forwardend merges into the rear end of the portion II, and at the point ofmergence between the portions II, I3 the blank is formed with atransverse-score, as at I4, to provide for the portion II to be bentrearwardly over a part of the portion I3. The rear end of the portion I3merges into the forward end of the portion I2, and at the point ofmergence of the portions I2, I3 the blank I0 is formed with a transversescore, as at I5, to provide for the bending of portion I2 upwardly andat right angles to the rear end of the portion I3.

The portion I3 consists of a front part I6 and a rear part H; the formeris of greater length than the latter and has extending from its sideedges for a portion of the length of the latter a pair of oppositelyextending, somewhat elongated, narrow coupling extensions I8, IQ ofarcuate contour lengthwise. The side edges of the part I6 rearwardly ofthe extensions I8, I9 are of oppositely arcuate contour.

The portion I6 substantially gradually increases in width from each endtowards its center. The extensions I8, I9 are on the forward portion ofthe part I6. The part II increases in width from its front end to apoint forwardly of its transverse center and then decreases in width toits rear end. The edges of the part Il are of arcuate curvature andoppositely disposed. The

part l6 of the portion l3 provides the sole of the protector and thepart I! of the portion l3 forms the heel part 8 of the protector.

The inner end of the portion l l is of less width than its forward endand corresponds in width to the width of the forward end of the portion[3. The portion ll provides the toe 6 of the protector. The rear end ofthe portion H is free and spaced inwardly from the forward ends of theextensions I8, l9. The forward end of the portion H is of concavecurvature transversely.

At the point of mergence of the coupling extensions l8, [9 with the partiii of the portion I3, the blank I is formed with apair of oppositelydisposed curved scores 20, 2| to provide for bending the extensions l8,[9 to a vertical position and substantially at right angles to the partl6 of the portion 13. The scores 20, 2| form for ward continuations ofthe side edges of the part l6 disposed rearwardly of the extensions i8,E9. The outer faces of the coupling extensions l8, #9 are formed withcementitious material 22, which is provided for the purpose of securingthe side marginal portions of the inner face of the portion H to thesaid extensions when the portion H is disposed rearwardly to overlap thepart l of the portion I3. When the portion H is secured to theextensions l8, [9 it provides the toe part 5 of the protector.

The counter part 9 of the protector 4 is formed by the portion I2. Thelatter, when the protector is used, is to be interposed between the backof the foot and the inner face of the rear end of the shoe. V

The front ends of the extensions I8, H] are curved and their rear endsoppositely forwardly inclined.

It is to be understood that in lieu of providing the extensions l8, 19with cementitious material, that the side marginal portions of the upperface of the portion H may be provided with such material. 7

The protector when used is placed in the shoe before it is tried on orslipped on a customer's foot and it is carried by the latter when thefoot is inserted in a shoe for trying on and when used it offers asanitary means to prevent the spread of contagious diseases from a shoewhich has-been tried on and not purchased, and, afterwards used againfor fitting. When the protector has been once employed it is discarded.The

protector will be of such thinness as to not impair a fitting relativeto the shoe with respect to a foot.

What I claim is:

A blank for forming a protector for the purpose set forth comprising aflat continuous imperforate foldable body formed of an elongatedintermediate portion constituting a combined sole and heel part, saidportion having oppositely' disposed arcuate rear side edge partsextending forwardly from its rear end, oppositely disposed intermediatearcuate edge parts extending forwardly from the forward ends of the saidrear parts, oppositely disposed laterally extending side edge partsextending outwardly at right angles to the forward ends of saidintermediate parts, oppositely disposed spaced aligned rearwardlydirected front edge parts and oppositely disposed forward arcuate sideedge parts arranged outwardly with respect to said intermediate sideedge parts, said forward side edge parts extending from the outer endsof said lateral edge parts to the outer ends of said front edge parts,said portion being formed with oppositely disposed arcuate scoresforming continuations of said intermediate side edge parts and extendingfrom the inner ends of said lateral edge parts to the inner ends of saidfront edge parts to form folding lines for the parts of said portionextended outwardly from said scores, a front end portion of less lengththan said intermediate portion having a flared contour formed with anarcuate front end and merging at its rear end into the forward end ofsaid intermediate portion between the inner ends of said front edgeparts, and a polygonal-shaped rear end portion of less length than saidintermediate portion merging at its forward end into the rear end ofsaid intermediate portion, the Width of the forward end of said rear endportion corresponding to the width of the rear end of said intermediateportion, said body being formed with a transverse score at the point ofmergence of said intermediate and front portions to form a folding linefor the rear end of said front portion, and said bodybeing formed with atransverse score at the point of mergence of the rear end and theintermediate portions to form a folding line for the forward end of saidrear end portion.

BEN TURBIN.

